Luantus propheticus Ameghino 1899 (caviomorph)

Mammalia - Rodentia

Synonym: Eocardia prisca Ameghino 1899

Belongs to Luantus according to S. F. Vizcaíno et al. 2022

See also Kramarz 2006 and Kramarz et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Luanthus initialis, Luantus minor, Luantus sompallwei, Luantus toldensis

Type specimens:

  • Luantus propheticus: MACN A 2018, a mandible (right mandibular fragment with p4–m3). Its type locality is Piso Astrapothericulense, which is in a Colhuehuapian/Santacrucian terrestrial horizon in Argentina.
  • Eocardia prisca: MACN A 2018, a mandible (right mandibular fragment with p4-m3). Its type locality is Piso Astrapothericulense, which is in a Colhuehuapian/Santacrucian terrestrial horizon in Argentina.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Argentina (11 collections)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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